Environmental security in the Asia-Pacific /

"Environmental security has been one of the greatest threats of the twenty-first century. Crossing the tipping point of two degrees Celsius is projected to be catastrophic, but perennial policy gridlock at the United Nations' multilateral climate change negotiations has so far prevented si...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Watson, Iain, 1972- (Editor), Pandey, Chandra Lal, 1975- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Environmental policy > Asia. Environmental policy > Pacific Area. Environmental protection > Asia. Environmental protection > Pacific Area. Climatic changes > Government policy > Asia. Climatic changes > Government policy > Pacific Area. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization. SCIENCE / Environmental Science.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction; Iain Watson and Chandra Lal Pandey 1. Fragmented Environmental Discourse in People's Republic of China (PRC): Identity, Legitimacy and Local Agents; Heidi Ning Kang Wang-Kaeding 2. Considering Fuel Subsidies as a Threshold Input for Social Capital Development: Conceptualizing Ownership Rights in Resource Rich South Asian Economies; Will Hickey 3. Climate Change in South Asia: Green Bridging Between Nepal and India; Chandra Lal Pandey 4. Green Growth and Asian Donors: From Japan to Korea; Iain Watson 5. Environmental Security and the Contradictory Politics of New Zealand's Climate Change Policies in the Pacific; Patrick Barnett, Priya Kurian, and Jeanette WrightConclusion; Iain Watson and Chandra Lal Pandey.